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Night-time outdoor ritual at a large open-air venue lit by strings of small lamps. In the foreground, a priest in a white dhoti and light shawl holds a lit oil lamp or camphor flame over a brass tray of puja vessels on a low platform. Behind him, rows of seated participants in white clothing with yellow-orange garlands fill the striped platform. Silhouetted devotees in the lower foreground face the ritual. A second seated figure in white with garlands sits to the right, wearing a tall white headdress. Pillars and floodlights frame the scene.

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Night outdoor temple ritual on a raised white and grey striped platform beneath strings of small lights. A priest in white dhoti and white shawl sits at center, holding a lit camphor or oil flame aloft in one hand over a brass tray of ritual items. Several rows of seated devotees sit behind him on mats, some wearing white and yellow garments, with floral garlands around them. Small oil lamps flicker on the platform to the left. Tall white pillars frame the scene and fluorescent tube lights hang nearby.2011-04-17April 17 20112011-04-17Night photograph of an outdoor ritual at Tiruvannamalai Adheenam. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti raises a flaming camphor aarti lamp toward the dark sky. Behind him rows of seated figures in white garments wear marigold garlands and sit before a row of metal vessels on striped steps. Strings of small lights hang between concrete pillars in the background.2011-04-17Night photograph of an outdoor temple ritual at Tiruvannamalai Adheenam. A priest in white dhoti and shawl stands at the right holding a lit aarti lamp raised in one hand, with a second white-clad priest behind him beside small lit oil lamps and flower offerings on the ground. Rows of seated devotees fill the dark courtyard on both sides, and tall white pillars with street lamps line the left side under strings of small lights.2011-04-17April 17 20112011-04-17April 17 20112011-04-17April 17 20112011-04-17April 17 20112011-04-17April 17 20112011-04-17April 17 20112011-04-17April 17 20112011-04-17Night outdoor ritual at a temple-style ground lit by sodium street lamps. Two priests in white dhotis with red-bordered cloths stand on a raised stone platform and raise lit aarti lamps toward the dark sky. Rows of devotees in white sit on mats and on the ground, with hands pressed together in prayer. Brass ritual vessels and a small metal tray rest on mats in front of the priests, and white stone pillars line the left side of the walkway. A woman in red sits in the foreground. Small lamps line the distant boundary.2011-04-17